Residuals Business Analyst - TechDigital
Burbank, CA
About the Job
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Residuals BA responsible for developing and managing a leading entertainment studios Participations and Residuals systems and various other studio technology products. Provide functional, technical, and residuals/participations expertise for building and supporting the Participations and Residual products at the studio. The candidate will support the new product development as well as the day-to-day maintenance of various studio technology products. The candidate should be able to effectively work with the business users to determine business requirements and translate them into functional requirements.
Responsibilities:
Work as a strategic partner of the business and analyze current state business process flows and data architecture of multiple systems
Be the liaison between delivery team and client business and technology stakeholders
Keep alignment with business groups on strategic vision and business priorities
Understand technology capabilities required to support business needs
Product development, business process and requirement
Translate business needs into requirements and work with development team through the entire project lifecycle (acting as a Product Owner / Business Analyst)
Work with the business to define participations and residual requirements, and provide insight on various guild rules
Launch new products and features, test product functions and performance, and iterate quickly. Oversee product development and release lifecycle. Ensure on time delivery of new product and/or features
Lead business meetings/interviews to understand business process, issues, and requirements
Create user stories, process modeling, data flow diagrams, reporting and dashboard requirements
Proactively propose creative ideas to apply system solutions on business problems. Drive innovation and efficiency by implementing automated solutions
Work closely with architect, UX and developers to translate business requirements into technology design and solution
Participate in sprint planning and other project activities required by Agile software development methodology
Define business rules, screen mockup and system functionality
Lead user acceptance testing of applications to ensure the quality of the delivered requirements and overall health of the system
Create user manuals and/or training documents. Conduct user trainings and drive smooth and efficient implementation of changes
Production Support and propose solutions to support tickets
Support business users on system configuration, admin and other business activities
Identify system issues, trouble shoot and analyze potential solutions including workarounds
Work with business users to document, manage and prioritize bug fixing and enhancements
Work with architect and developers to test and release new system functions
Basic Qualifications:
7 years of experience as product owner, business analyst and/or system analyst with end-to-end system implementation experience
5 years of experience in working with requirements and design on participations and residuals projects
3 years of leading a participation and/or residuals project implementation
Deep understanding of residuals system functionality and/or participation system functionality
Deep understanding of participations and residuals calculations, monthly financial close, business rules as well as studio finance and accounting in general
Experience developing/supporting participations and/or residuals systems
Experience delivering new products from conception to launch as well as managing products post go-live
Experience with SDLC (software development life cycle) and/or Agile methodology
Experience in creating, maintaining and supporting all application development artifacts including user stories, process flows, screen mockups, data diagrams, business rule definitions, design documents, report requirements and dashboard requirements
Proficient with Agile tools such as JIRA and Confluence
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent preferred
Strong analytical and system functional skills, and problem-solving skills, with a track record of seeing tasks through to successful completion
Ability to break down complex problems into steps and drive product development
Comfort working in a technical environment and Able to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to work independently, prioritize and juggle multiple deadlines and projects while keeping peers, partners and supervisor abreast of activities
Certified agile product manager preferred
Consulting Experience preferred
Strong Knowledge of SQL preferred
Experience working in the entertainment industry preferred
Top Skills:
1.Manage and lead entertainment studios Residuals systems
2. Analyze current state business process flows and data architecture of Residual systems
3. Work closely with architect, UX and developers to translate business requirements into technology design and solution
Residuals BA responsible for developing and managing a leading entertainment studios Participations and Residuals systems and various other studio technology products. Provide functional, technical, and residuals/participations expertise for building and supporting the Participations and Residual products at the studio. The candidate will support the new product development as well as the day-to-day maintenance of various studio technology products. The candidate should be able to effectively work with the business users to determine business requirements and translate them into functional requirements.
Responsibilities:
Work as a strategic partner of the business and analyze current state business process flows and data architecture of multiple systems
Be the liaison between delivery team and client business and technology stakeholders
Keep alignment with business groups on strategic vision and business priorities
Understand technology capabilities required to support business needs
Product development, business process and requirement
Translate business needs into requirements and work with development team through the entire project lifecycle (acting as a Product Owner / Business Analyst)
Work with the business to define participations and residual requirements, and provide insight on various guild rules
Launch new products and features, test product functions and performance, and iterate quickly. Oversee product development and release lifecycle. Ensure on time delivery of new product and/or features
Lead business meetings/interviews to understand business process, issues, and requirements
Create user stories, process modeling, data flow diagrams, reporting and dashboard requirements
Proactively propose creative ideas to apply system solutions on business problems. Drive innovation and efficiency by implementing automated solutions
Work closely with architect, UX and developers to translate business requirements into technology design and solution
Participate in sprint planning and other project activities required by Agile software development methodology
Define business rules, screen mockup and system functionality
Lead user acceptance testing of applications to ensure the quality of the delivered requirements and overall health of the system
Create user manuals and/or training documents. Conduct user trainings and drive smooth and efficient implementation of changes
Production Support and propose solutions to support tickets
Support business users on system configuration, admin and other business activities
Identify system issues, trouble shoot and analyze potential solutions including workarounds
Work with business users to document, manage and prioritize bug fixing and enhancements
Work with architect and developers to test and release new system functions
Basic Qualifications:
7 years of experience as product owner, business analyst and/or system analyst with end-to-end system implementation experience
5 years of experience in working with requirements and design on participations and residuals projects
3 years of leading a participation and/or residuals project implementation
Deep understanding of residuals system functionality and/or participation system functionality
Deep understanding of participations and residuals calculations, monthly financial close, business rules as well as studio finance and accounting in general
Experience developing/supporting participations and/or residuals systems
Experience delivering new products from conception to launch as well as managing products post go-live
Experience with SDLC (software development life cycle) and/or Agile methodology
Experience in creating, maintaining and supporting all application development artifacts including user stories, process flows, screen mockups, data diagrams, business rule definitions, design documents, report requirements and dashboard requirements
Proficient with Agile tools such as JIRA and Confluence
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent preferred
Strong analytical and system functional skills, and problem-solving skills, with a track record of seeing tasks through to successful completion
Ability to break down complex problems into steps and drive product development
Comfort working in a technical environment and Able to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to work independently, prioritize and juggle multiple deadlines and projects while keeping peers, partners and supervisor abreast of activities
Certified agile product manager preferred
Consulting Experience preferred
Strong Knowledge of SQL preferred
Experience working in the entertainment industry preferred
Top Skills:
1.Manage and lead entertainment studios Residuals systems
2. Analyze current state business process flows and data architecture of Residual systems
3. Work closely with architect, UX and developers to translate business requirements into technology design and solution
Source : TechDigital
